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As the sole director of a small firm with part time workers who have children I have been concerned about how we are expected to cover late and early court hearings. I cannot force my staff who are contracted to work around their children and child care to cover such hearings and if they do no doubt they will want time off in lieu or additional payment which either means core hours are not covered or it eats into profitability. In an age when we are supposed to offer flexible working and meet the needs of staff with small children the prospect of out of hours hearings seems contrary to that very public policy. It appears that my staff may now cry what is good for the goose and ask for enhanced unsocial hours payments! And no one could see this coming.....

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